Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-227) and index
Introduction : holding the strategy bridge -- 1. Across the nuclear divide -- strategic studies, past and present [1977] -- 2. New directions for strategic studies? : how can theory help practice? [1992] -- 3. History for strategists : British sea power as a relevant past [1994] -- 4. Why strategy is difficult [1999] -- 5. From principles of warfare to principles of war : a Clausewitzian solution [2005] -- 6. Nuclear strategy : the case for a theory of victory [1979] -- 7. The revolution in military affairs [1998] -- 8. Arms control does not control arms [1993] -- 9. Geography and grand strategy [1991] -- 10. Strategic culture as context : the first generation of theory strikes back [1999] -- 11. Force, order, and justice : the ethics of realism in statecraft [1993] -- 12. What is war? : a view from strategic studies [2005]